References

USDA And OHS Langauge Requiring A Majority Vote Of A Quorum To Suspend

From: USDA Animal Welfare Act Regulations, 9 CFR Part 2 (Regulations), Subpart C (Research Facilities), Section 2.31 (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, IACUC), paragraph (d)(6):

“(6) The IACUC may suspend an activity that it previously approved if it determines that the activity is not being conducted in accordance with the description of that activity provided by the principal investigator and approved by the Committee. The IACUC may suspend an activity only after review of the matter at a convened meeting of a quorum of the IACUC and with the suspension vote of a majority of the quorum present;“

See the source document in text or PDF format at the National Archives and Records website (home page is http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html). The document can also be accessed at www.iacuc.org.

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“6.The IACUC may suspend an activity that it previously approved if it determines that the activity is not being conducted in accordance with applicable provisions of the Animal Welfare Act, the Guide, the institution’s Assurance, or IV.C.1.a.-g. of this Policy. (footnote 10: The IACUC may suspend an activity only after review of the matter at a convened meeting of a quorum of the IACUC and with the suspension vote of a majority of the quorum present. “

See the source document in HTML or PDF format at the OLAW website (http://www.grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm). The document can also be accessed at www.iacuc.org.